Chapter Eleven: Cinnamon Rolls and Training.

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Nagato woke up in the middle of the night. It was cold and not having a body to share warmth was needed. He remembered that the young white haired male, Toshiro was it, was asked to stay by Miyurie. Nagato realized that someone must've turn down the heat to make it freezing. Or it could be Toshiro. He knew that the young captain has an ice type zanpakutō.

He sits up and wonders who he can go to get another blanket. Miaka would be too drunk to know what he was talking about. Miyurie would be sharing a bed with Toshiro and Reki would be having another nightmare. He could stay the night with her but he wasn't sure if she would attack him or not. His mind begins to wonder to Hinata. She could tell him where the blankets are.

Getting up, Nagato flinched when his foot touched the cold wooden floors. He slowly and quietly made his way to Hinata's room. Reaching to her bedroom door, he knocked softly. He didn't wait long to hear something.

"Nagato…?" he heard her gentle voice. He smiled. Hinata made her way to the door to see the Rennigan user standing at her door.

"Do you know if we have any blankets?" he asked her.

"I don't think we have any left, gomen."

"That's alright," he raised one of his hands. "Sorry to disturb you Hinata-san."

"I-it's alright."

It was the first time he heard her shutter for a good while. He thought it was cute when she shutter but didn't voice it.

"Ano," she said making him stop. "If you're cold then we could…"

Nagato blinked a few times. She was fidgeted her index fingers. Hinata didn't really want to share a bed with Nagato. It wasn't that she didn't like him but sharing a bed with a guy she barely knew wasn't an idea she warmed to. But both of them were cold and sharing a bed with somebody was a welcome idea.

"If you don't mind…" she continued with her nervous habit. "We could share a bed tonight."

"Are you sure?"

"I mean…" Hinata stood straight up but she kept her voice low. She didn't want to wake up anyone. "We won't be having…"

"I'll understand," Nagato gave a nervous smile, "we're just going to share a bed."

"Y-yeah."

Both of them blush softly but it was too dark to let each other know.

"Your bed or mine?" he asked.

"Mine's a queen," she tapped her index fingers. "So we could use mine."

"O-okay that would work since mine's a twin," Nagato looked away with his eyes. "Space would be tight."

"Yeah, your right."

This conversation is awkward to say the least. For the both of them. They didn't really know each other very well and they didn't want to do anything stupid.

Hinata let him know it was okay to enter into her room. It was a deceit size room. Her bed was in fact a queen size with lavender sheets, pillows and covers. The smell of her room fitted her, lavender and vanilla. They got under the covers and Nagato made sure to keep his hands to himself. He would do anything to get his hands on her but he wasn't sure if he would see another day if he did.

The shared body warmth drifted him to sleep pretty quickly. Somehow, Hinata curled up close to him. His arms found themselves warped around her comfortably. Hinata slowly breathed in his scent. Despite being completely asleep, Hinata felt safe somehow.

She awoke before the sun scared away the night. Nagato was still in her bed but he wasn't holding her anymore. She slowly got up making sure that he doesn't awake. Tip-toping out the door, she was greeted by a sweet smell. Walking towards the kitchen, Hinata saw Reki baking something.

"Ohayou Hinata-san," Reki didn't move from her spot in front of the oven.

"Ohayou Reki-san," Hinata took a spot at the table.

Freshly brew coffee drifted to her nose. She has gotten use to the smell of coffee in the morning. When she was alive her father would've drank hot tea in the morning not coffee. Reki and Miyurie would drink the stuff. It was Miaka who drank an entire pot forcing Reki to make two pots on a single morning. One pot was for Miaka and the other for her and Miyurie to share between them. Hinata still haven't got the taste for the black stuff as of yet.

"What's for breakfast?"

"Cinnamon rolls," Reki told her. "I felt like making them."

"This early?"

"I made the dough last night and let them raised while you guys were asleep."

Hinata smiled. They were very kind to her. Training her to get stronger, making sure she was safe and happy. Now she didn't feel like telling them that she wanted to move in with her sensei Kurenai.

"Is something wrong?" Hinata looked up to see Reki looking at her. She didn't wear the white clothe that covers her eyes. It could be that no one is awake thus freeing her to not wear it.

"Ano," Hinata nervously tap her index fingers and looked away. "I was thinking that I should move out."

When she looked up again, she expected Reki's bored expression to change and tell her that she couldn't. To her surprise and relieve, Reki's bored expression didn't change at all. Well it did change but it wasn't the change she was expecting. It was a bored 'is that all' expression.

"You can move out when Hitsugaya-taichō leaves," it was all that Reki told her. "If you move out now, he would be suspicious and asked questions."

Hinata felt relieved to hear that. Reki felt it was time for Hinata to move out and she was happy for that. To Hinata, she felt like that Reki had faith in her and that she was strong enough not be under their wing anymore.

"Miyurie-san would feel the same way as well," Reki crossed her arms. "You've improve so much I don't think we could teach you anymore."

Hinata was surprised to hear this.

"You mean, you three will leave us."

Reki raised an eyebrow. She didn't laugh, since she wasn't Miaka or Miyurie.

"No," she said. "We stay here to make sure that you're alright."

Relieved washed over Hinata yet again. They weren't leaving after all. She gave a contented sigh. This was good news to her.

"We still need to think of a way to keep you here and not let the Soul Society getting you."

"Nani?"

"The Thirteen Court Guard still wants you in their ranks. Yet the Royal Guard wouldn't let them," Reki told her. Her bored expression didn't change at all. "We have to stay to keep them at bay. As long as we're here, they can't touch you."

"Couldn't you tell them that you station me here?" to Hinata this makes sense.

"True but we still have to stay for a good while. They could just come here and take you."

Hinata was surprised to hear this.

"Why? Why would they do that?" she cried.

"It's because of your eyes," Reki said in a matter-of-fact tone. "They almost got Hot-head Miome and me but the Royal Guard had found a loop-hole to keep us."

"A loop-hole?"

"I would explain it to you later," Reki told her.

"Ohayou," Miyurie walked in holding a pillow. She rubbed the sleep out of her eye. Her hair was disheveled and her clothes were all wrinkly.

"Ohayou," Hinata greeted her with a smile.

"You're up early," Reki stated flatly.

Miyurie didn't respond. Her mind was still asleep while her body was awake. Taking a spot on a table, Miyurie put the pillow on the wood surface and place her head on the pillow. She isn't as bad as Miaka who can't even do the simple task without falling or breaking something.

"Coffee," Miyurie got up and made her way to the coffee machine.

At least she has more brain function then Miaka. She can pour coffee in a coffee cup without fail. She can even pour milk and sugar in it. Miyurie isn't a big coffee drinker but she would drink it to wake her up.

"Cinnamon rolls, Reki-chan?" Miyurie asked sleepily.

"Hai," Reki told her. "It would be ready in five minutes."

"Mmmkey," Miyurie sat back down at her spot.

After a few sips of her coffee, Miyurie seemed to be more awake and alert. Hinata never drank coffee so she never really understood the magic of it. With resolved, Hinata would drink her first cup of coffee.

Getting up, she made her way to the coffee machine. She drank from all three Shinigami and Miyurie's was close to her taste. Though it was little on the sweet side but there's nothing wrong with that. To her, it needs to be little less sweet, she thinks. Hinata got a coffee cup and pour her some. The smell reaches her nose. It was smooth and refreshing somehow. She poured some milk to meet her need. With the sugar, she kept taking sips to test the sweetness. It took her three small spoonfuls to make it perfect.

Hinata took her seat and begins to sip her coffee. She let the coffee warmed her slowly. To her, the taste of coffee is still new to her and she isn't use to it.

"So what were you two talking about?" Miyurie finally asked.

"I w-was thinking of moving in with my sensei," Hinata spoke up but her voice was unsure.

"Move when Toshirō-koi goes back. If you move out now, he would ask questions."

"That's what Reki-san told me," Hinata looked at the silvered-eye Shinigami.

"She's right," Miyurie told her. "By the way, don't tell Miaka-chan, she would have a fit."

Reki hands them each a cinnamon roll. They smelled heavenly. Hinata's mouth watered. Picking up her cinnamon roll, she took a bite. It tasted like it smelled, heavenly. She ate her cinnamon roll with much joy. Hinata wonder if she could have another.

Toshirō walked in. He woke up thanks to the smell of the cinnamon rolls. His stomach grumbled and protested on how empty it was. Taking a set next to Miyurie, Toshirō picks up a cinnamon roll and took a bite. He rarely eats cinnamon rolls but he enjoyed this one.

"Ohayou Toshorō-koi," Miyurie greeted him.

"Ohayou, Miyurie-koi," he places one of his hand over hers.

If Miaka was awake, which won't be until the crack of noon with a massive hangover, she would think this was sick and quite cliché. Of course it's seven in the morning so it won't be in another few hours. Until that time, Toshirō would be long gone.

"Ohayou, Hitsugaya-taichō," Hinata greeted him.

"Ohayou Hinata-san," he was happy that somebody showed so respect. Unlike some people, Ichigo.

"I'm leaving by ten," Toshirō informed them. "I'll give my report to Yamamoto-sou-taichō."

"How is the old man?" Reki didn't really care for the old commander.

Ever since the indecent with Aizen so many years ago, she still felt a sting when his name was said. Not only was she was blamed for the whole thing, Aizen tried to bring down Miome too. Despite it being a well known fact that Miome was away in the real world on a mission for the past six months. Yamamoto sided with Aizen and not the word of Reki or the Royal Guard. Thankfully the Thirteen Court Guard couldn't really punish her due to her status of being part of the Royal Guard. Not even the forty-six chamber could touch her. But that doesn't mean they didn't try.

"He's fine," Toshirō told her. He knew how she felt towards Yamamoto. After Aizen defected, the Royal Guard refused to help due to him blaming Reki. They said that it's their problem not the Royal Guard's.

"Well, I think we need to start on training, don't you think Hinata-chan," Miyurie didn't want a fight between two people she cared about.

Getting up, they went to the courtyard that was being use as private training grounds. Neither Hinata nor Miyuire got out of their bodies. To Toshirō this was odd.

"What should we do today?" Miyurie openly asked.

"I need to work on my Byakugan," Hinata gave it a shot.

"I think that's a great idea," Miyurie cheered. "How do we do that now?"

"Well…" Hinata tapped her index fingers. "Its part foot work."

"She has been working on Tai Chi," Reki reminded Miyurie.

Miyurie seemed to get an idea.

"Why not use some Tai Chi with your Byakugan," Miyurie exclaimed. "That way your enemies would be surprise."

Hinata nodded. She remembers that in Tai Chi, you used your opponents' energy against them. She took the Gentle Fist stance and Miyurie got ready. This gigai can take damage and it wouldn't mean much to Miyurie. But she does know it hurts.

Miyurie attacks first but Hinata redirected it and sent Miyurie back. Toshirō seemed surprised. Miyurie wasn't trying but it could be that she was testing the girl. Each attack that Miyurie dish out, the more difficult it became to Hinata. Miyurie wanted to warm up Hinata so they can really fight.

"Ohayou," Nagato greeted them. He woke up alone, in Hinata's bed. Thankfully he got up before Miaka did. "Training again."

"Hai," Reki didn't take her eyes of the fighting pair. "Sooner or later you need to train."

Nagato nearly choked on his cinnamon roll. He knew someday that he would start training. But he could understand why. Sooner or later he would have to enter into a fight.

Watching the Hinata train, Nagato couldn't be more impress on how much she improved with Miyurie and with normal training she had with her team. Only twice did she train with Reki. The limited training time with Reki was due to the fact that she had a different style but mostly she wasn't teacher material. For some strange reason, Miyurie was the better teacher.

Miyurie hit the tree hard. But she wasn't down for the count.

"You've been adding twice the amount of energy when you send my own back," Miyurie smiled. "But I want to know, is that all you got girl!"

"Not even close," Hinata got into it. She had forgotten that she was going to meet her team at nine that morning.

"Hinata-san," Reki said. "You have to be somewhere."

Good old Reki. Keeping up with Miaka, making sure that she meets deadlines and making sure that Miaka doesn't get killed.

"Oh," Miyurie sweat drop, "forgot that you had to do something for us."

It was really a cover to protect her. They wanted Hinata to live the rest of her life here. So to keep up this whole façade, she must go to training with her teammates.

"Oh yeah see you later," Hinata bowed to each one of them and left to meet up with her team.

"What did you made her do?" Toshirō raised an eyebrow.

"Oh a few errands really," Miyurie lied. She didn't really like lying to Toshirō but she had to for the sake of Hinata.

He didn't believe it but he understood that she was letting Hinata met up with friends. Or something along those lines. Besides that won't go on the report at all.

"Well I better get going," Toshirō brush off anything that could be on him.

Miyuire walks up and gives Toshirō a kiss on the cheek.

"I hope to see you soon."

Toshirō nodded and open the gate to enter the Soul Society.

Hinata ran up to the normal meeting place realizing that she was early. She was happy for that.

"Oi, Hinata-chan," she heard Naruto's voice.

"Ohayou Naruto-kun," she turned to greet him. "Going to train?"

"Yes," he said with a serious tone. "I've heard that you are going to a mission."

"Nani?" Hinata was surprised. "That's the first time I heard that."

"Well it's true," Kurenai said behind her. "Team 8 is going on a mission."

"What's the mission?" Hinata felt dread in the pit of her stomach.

TBC and please R&R